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smash cake

n. a celebratory cake intended to be destroyed, especially by a child. Subjects: ,
Citations: 2001 Usenet: alt.parenting.twins-triplets (Mar. 20) “Re: 1st birthdays”: They didn’t want anything to do with the gifts except after they were opened and we had smash cakes made for them and a regular cake made for the company. Kathleen again wanted nothing to do with the smash cake whereas Christopher went to it BUT decided after he ran his hands through it that he didn’t like it and started to cry. 2001 Susan Kelly @ Youngstown State University The Jambar (Ohio) (June 21) “This birthday episode really takes the cake”: I noticed two cakes on the table, both obviously courtesy of a bakery. One was quite small in comparison to the sheet cake and was yellow, much like the color of a smiley face. After the hamburgers and hot dogs and a little time relaxing, we were all told it was time for the birthday girl to have a go at her smash cake. 2001 Cindy Wolff Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) (Nov. 7) “Inventive Cakes, How Sweet” p. E1: Some parents purchase a “smash cake,” a mini-version of the large cake, for the toddler to destroy while the party attendants enjoy the main cake. 2002 Toronto Star (Canada) (Feb. 13) “The Chocolate Issue” p. C05: Chocolate “smash” cakes (hollow chocolate “cakes” filled with treats) are popular here. 2005 [khan] Usenet: alt.support.childfree (May 6) “from another forum: “smash cake”?”: (1 year birthday)…The bakery provided a “smash” cake for him to make a mess with, but he was weary of putting his hands in it even with us encouraging him to do so. 2005 [Alley] The Mom-inator (Atlanta, Georgia) (July 19) “ Party Planning”: I’ve taken the liberty of ordering his birthday cake at Publix, which provides a free one-year old’s “smash cake” with the order. 2007 [parkingmaid] Stub (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) (Feb. 11) “NON day”: What idiot ever came up with the idea of a “smash cake”?! Why buy an entire small cake for your baby to destroy?

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